Kleve: Mother died on the balcony – child was arrested at the scene

After a family dispute in Kleve, rescue workers found a lifeless 74-year-old man. His son is now under suspicion. What investigators know so far.

A 42-year-old man is suspected of killing his mother in Kleve. The case occurred on Saturday night, police and public prosecutors said. Therefore, initially there was a loud argument in an apartment building in the Materborn district. A witness reported that someone lay dead on the balcony afterwards.

It was the suspect’s 74-year-old mother, authorities said. He was arrested while at the apartment and brought before a judge in Kleve on Sunday. He ordered pre-trial detention on suspicion of murder. According to information, there were other family members who were in the apartment at the time of the incident. The prosecutor’s office is investigating the background and circumstances of the death.